Q: Is 3,799,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,799,840 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 3,799,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 32 34 40 44 55 68 80 85 88 110 127 136 160 170 176 187 220 254 272 340 352 374 440 508 544 635 680 748 880 935 1,016 1,270 1,360 1,397 1,496 1,760 1,870 2,032 2,159 2,540 2,720 2,794 2,992 3,740 4,064 4,318 5,080 5,588 5,984 6,985 7,480 8,636 10,160 10,795 11,176 13,970 14,960 17,272 20,320 21,590 22,352 23,749 27,940 29,920 34,544 43,180 44,704 47,498 55,880 69,088 86,360 94,996 111,760 118,745 172,720 189,992 223,520 237,490 345,440 379,984 474,980 759,968 949,960 1,899,920 and 3,799,840, with no remainder.

Since 3,799,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,799,840, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).